diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 8b335103a5..7f0783c0a6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": {
-      "version": "24-tem",
+      "version": "25-tem",
       "jdkDistro": "tem",
       "installGradle": true
     },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-checks.yaml
index 2619863c74..29194fb84d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-checks.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Basic checks
 on: [pull_request]
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: 24
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
 
 jobs:
   spotless:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/code-analysis.yml
index 9ee9c064f8..31c8a77507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-analysis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 20 * * 4'
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: 24
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
 
 jobs:
   sonar:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
index edd933f799..b78064ff15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - 'master'
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: 24
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
 
 jobs:
   docker:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-verify.yaml
index 560c6f61d9..36faa729c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-verify.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Docker Verify
 on: [pull_request]
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: 24
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
 
 jobs:
   docker:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
index fbd106930b..0e78daba85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: 24
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 5f19eba23c..9b6fe2e916 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    //Configure the JDK to Java 18 in settings 
+    //Configure the JDK to Java 25 in settings
     "java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "disabled",
     "java.format.settings.url": "meta/formatting/google-style-eclipse.xml",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
     "java.format.enabled": true,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c9c50cb40..b1e65d81e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # TJ-Bot
 
 [![codefactor](https://img.shields.io/codefactor/grade/github/together-java/tj-bot)](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/together-java/tj-bot)
-![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/Java-24-ff696c)
+![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/Java-25-ff696c)
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/Together-Java/TJ-Bot)](https://github.com/Together-Java/TJ-Bot/blob/master/LICENSE)
 ![GitHub release (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Together-Java/TJ-Bot?label=release)
 
diff --git a/application/build.gradle b/application/build.gradle
index fffb9a9974..f701c01246 100644
--- a/application/build.gradle
+++ b/application/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 plugins {
     id 'application'
     id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib' version '3.5.0'
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.1'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.2.2'
     id 'database-settings'
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repositories {
 var outputImage = 'togetherjava.org:5001/togetherjava/tjbot:' + System.getenv('BRANCH_NAME') ?: 'latest'
 
 jib {
-    from.image = 'eclipse-temurin:24'
+    from.image = 'eclipse-temurin:25'
     to {
         image = outputImage
         auth {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b7f8d7a7b6..f3562829ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
-    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "7.2.0"
-    id "org.sonarqube" version "7.0.0.6105"
+    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "8.0.0"
+    id "org.sonarqube" version "7.0.1.6134"
     id "name.remal.sonarlint" version "6.0.0"
 }
 repositories {
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ sonarqube {
 tasks.register('installLocalGitHook', Copy) {
     from new File(rootProject.rootDir, 'scripts/pre-commit')
     into new File(rootProject.rootDir, '.git/hooks')
-    fileMode 0775
+    filePermissions {
+        unix("rwxrwxr-x")
+    }
 }
 build.dependsOn installLocalGitHook
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ subprojects {
     java {
         toolchain {
             // Nails the Java-Version of every Subproject
-            languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(24)
+            languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 4324ee2457..f800175af0 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "gradle.plugin.org.flywaydb:gradle-plugin-publishing:10.6.0"
-    implementation 'nu.studer:gradle-jooq-plugin:9.0'
+    implementation "gradle.plugin.org.flywaydb:gradle-plugin-publishing:11.17.0"
+    implementation 'nu.studer:gradle-jooq-plugin:10.1.1'
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/database-settings.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/database-settings.gradle
index 8d931179d6..1c8afbdbe9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/database-settings.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/database-settings.gradle
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var sqliteVersion = "3.36.0.3"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:${sqliteVersion}"
-    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-core:8.0.0'
+    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-core:11.17.0'
     implementation "org.jooq:jooq:$jooqVersion"
 
     jooqGenerator "org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:${sqliteVersion}"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 1b33c55baa..f8e1ee3125 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ff23a68d70..bad7c2462f 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.2.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index 23d15a9367..adff685a03 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
-        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
         -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index db3a6ac207..c4bdd3ab8e 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/wiki/Setup-project-locally.md b/wiki/Setup-project-locally.md
index 8b69928eee..b62a6430df 100644
--- a/wiki/Setup-project-locally.md
+++ b/wiki/Setup-project-locally.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Alternatively, you can also work directly in the cloud, for free, and get starte
 * [[Code in the cloud (codespaces)]]
 
 ## Prerequisites
-* [Java 24](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases?version=24) installed
+* [Java 25](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases?version=25) installed
 * your favorite Java IDE or text editor, e.g. [IntelliJ](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) or [Eclipse](https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
 * [`git`](https://git-scm.com/downloads) installed (or any GUI or IDE plugin)
 * [`gradle`](https://gradle.org/releases/) available (or any GUI or IDE plugin), you can either install it or use our provided wrapper